Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-16
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The Prohibitiopisas Of Texas are com
claiming bitterly bssanss. just prior to
the recent eleetion II that stste. Jsasr-
sou Davis vE0ts . letter IN which be
RdYIssd al citizens 20 vOts against the
proposed amendmsut 10 the conafitu-
lion pgohibiting the manufaetuFe and
sale Of intoxioatinR liquor. fhsy con-
plain that 10 this letter is due their
overwhelming dsfsai, and 10 has ooca-
stoned . sharp correspondence bsswoen
Nr. Davis and senator Reagan 10 which
The latter asserts that bat for ths Davis
Istlsr the prohibitoEy amendment would
probably have been sdoptsd.
The anti Prohibitionis.s on the other
band, make no seeFss Of the fast that
She Davis letter vas Of the utmost as
sistancs 10 them. While. Of course,
they do not admit that they would have
besn defeated bat for the intsFposition
Of The President of the dsfunes OOnfed-
esaey In their behalf, they confess that
Il changed . great many votes. Both
sides AgFse that the letter was . power
ful influence in the campaign, and those
whose cause vas injured By the action
Of Ihs sx-rebel are inclined 10 give him
credit for even greater influence With
lhs voters than those who received such
timely assistance FROM him.
The Democratic party Of the North
never tires Of denying that the Influence
Of Davis IL still great ct the South.
They pfvfsas 10 regard bis ultsFanees %
those Of an embittersd and half childish
old man, q relic Of the lost cause. .
representative Of ideas which the South
has completely oatgrOVn. When be b
received with the most distinguished
honoFs BY the cities In which the ideas
Of The New South" Of which 80
mach IL heard. are supposed 10
prevail, the Democratic organs. 81
Of the NsFth take pains to explain that
The feeling which be inspires il Of 9
purely sentimental nature. that the
people Of The South honor him simply
a. one Who played Q prominent part in
iAhafv EaAaa kiaanpp. a~A ah-8 he has. assS
can have, no infiaenee on the present
current Of Southern thought. Indeed
they would have n believe that he is q
relic, and that be e regarded by the
Southern people With about ahe feeling
with which they would regard the sword
OF Lee or the uniform q Stoneval
Jackson.
As q matter Of fact, however. We see
thai feW words from the pen Of The
great traitor are able TO influence thou
sands Of votes. The question which
tais letter discussed was one which
ssuld have no possible connection In
lhe southern mind with the lost oause,
and the peculiarly sentimental feeling
which Davis Il said TO inspire could
scarcely account for bis success Ia con-
vincing HE fellow SoulheFners Of the
correctness Of his position en- such an
Issue as that which vas before the
voters Of Texas. Il must be, therefore.
thai Davis is Still q powerful ihauenoe
In the South, that large portion Of
the Southern people are ready 10 be led
hy him whenever he chooses 10 use bio
power. and that the feeling with which
be Is regarded IL not By any means 9
puIsiy sentimental one. Davis is sin
The foremost leader Of Southern
thought and the feeling with whieA be
Is regarded By The Southern people has
not changed. His utteFancss are sin
more potent than the uttsFAnoes Of any
other man, and the ideas which he
represents are siill the ideas Of the
South-gsnerally concealed bat univeE :
sally entertained.